chanta
Portuguese, noun/ˈʃɐ̃.tɐ/
chanta is spelled C-H-A-N-T-A (6 letters). Chanta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cutting or branch that is planted without roots” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of chantar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estaca”.
What does chanta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecutting or branch that is planted without roots
- 2
femininepaw of an animal
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. estaca 2. vara nova de árvore para reproduzir por chantadura 3. anta, lousa que se coloca em posição vertical, maior que um chanto, para delimitar uma propriedade 4. ação de plantar pevides de melão, terreno plantado de melões
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chanta
- chantas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chanta?
- Brazil /ˈʃɐ̃.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈʃɐ̃.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈt͡ʃɐ̃.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.